{"id":2434,"date":"2018-08-24T15:08:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T15:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=2434"},"modified":"2018-10-01T13:57:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T13:57:46","slug":"celebrating-15-years-of-raising-funds-for-neurosurgical-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/2018\/2018-reports\/nref\/celebrating-15-years-of-raising-funds-for-neurosurgical-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 15 Years of Raising Funds for Neurosurgical Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Forty teams of neurosurgeons from top medical institutions competed on June 9, 2018, in New York City\u2019s Central Park as part of the 15th<\/sup> Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament<\/a>. An article to commemorate the tournament\u2019s 15th anniversary and its impact on brain tumor research funding was published in a spring 2018 issue of JNS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The event hosted by Columbia University benefited brain tumor research via the Andrew T. Parsa Honor Your Mentor Fund<\/a> through the NREF. Sponsorship was strong again this year, with over $120,000 raised to support neurooncology research fellowships. \u201cThe event was a success again this year, securing much-needed support for brain tumor research,\u201d according to tournament Founder and Co-director Ricardo J. Komotar, MD, FAANS, of the University of Miami.<\/p>\n

Barrow Neurological Institute<\/strong> captured their sixth championship in nine years by beating Miami in the finals. The playoff field included Miami, Rutgers, Puerto Rico, Wash U, Florida, Ohio State, Columbia, UCSF, USF, Barrow, Vanderbilt, Emory, UT Houston, Carolina NSA, Wake Forest and Tennessee. The elite eight teams were Miami, Puerto Rico, Florida, UCSF, Barrow, Emory, Carolina NSA and Tennessee. The final four teams were Miami, Florida, Barrow and Carolina NSA.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s field of competing neurosurgical departments included:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2940″ img_size=”600×400″ css=”.vc_custom_1537288496734{margin-left: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Barrow Neurological Institute<\/p>\n

Case Western University<\/p>\n

Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates<\/p>\n

Columbia University<\/p>\n

Duke University<\/p>\n

Emory University<\/p>\n

Harvard University<\/p>\n

Indiana University<\/p>\n

Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n

Mayo Clinic<\/p>\n

Mount Sinai School of Medicine<\/p>\n

New York University<\/p>\n

Northwestern University<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania State University<\/p>\n

Rutgers University<\/p>\n

The George Washington University<\/p>\n

The Ohio State University<\/p>\n

The University of Alabama<\/p>\n

The University of Buffalo<\/p>\n

The University of Tennessee<\/p>\n

The University of Texas – Houston[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The University of Utah<\/p>\n

The University of Virginia<\/p>\n

Thomas Jefferson University<\/p>\n

University of California, San Francisco<\/p>\n

University of Colorado<\/p>\n

University of Florida<\/p>\n

University of Kansas<\/p>\n

University of Miami<\/p>\n

University of Michigan<\/p>\n

University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

University of Puerto Rico<\/p>\n

University of South Florida<\/p>\n

University of Toronto<\/p>\n

Vanderbilt University<\/p>\n

Wake Forest University<\/p>\n

Washington University<\/p>\n

Weill Cornell Medical College\/Memorial Sloan-
\nKettering Cancer Center<\/p>\n

Yale University[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]After the tournament, participants enjoyed a reception in midtown Manhattan. Planning has begun for the 16th<\/sup> Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament scheduled for June 8, 2019. For more information, visit the tournament website<\/a> or contact Ricardo J. Komotar, MD, FAANS, (rkomotar@med.miami.edu<\/a>) and Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, FAANS, (jnb2@columbia.edu<\/a>).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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